What color is #C7CFBB?

#C7CFBB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CFBB?

The RGB value is 199, 207, 187: 199 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CFBB?

The complementary color is #C3BBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CFBB color

#C7CFBB rgb(199, 207, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CFBB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (199, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#C7CFBB color codes

HEX	`#C7CFBB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.03, -6.31, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.03, 10.99, 125.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.834, 60.356, 55.765)`
Decimal	`13094843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CFBB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C7CFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C7CFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cfbb; }
.text { color: #c7cfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cfbb, #bdcfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7CFBB?: #C7CFBB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CFBB?: The RGB value is 199, 207, 187: 199 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CFBB?: The complementary color is #C3BBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.